Calentar (en. Heat)

/ka.le.n.tar/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To increase the temperature of something.

I am going to heat the soup in the microwave.

Voy a calentar la sopa en el microondas.

To prepare or stimulate something to be ready.

We need to warm up the engines before the race.

Necesitamos calentar motores antes de la carrera.

To attract or ignite someone's interest.

That movie heats up the conversation among friends.

Esa película calienta la conversación entre amigos.

From the Latin 'calentare', which means to make hot.

to heat up the atmosphere

Create a climate of tension or excitement.

calentar el ambiente

to stir up emotions

To provoke people to feel more excited or agitated.

calentar los ánimos

to heat up food

To prepare food so that it is hot.

calentar la comida

hot

Having a high temperature.

caliente

heat

Thermal energy transferred between bodies.

calor

To flirt or seduce someone.

I was trying to hit on that girl at the party.

Estaba tratando de calentar a esa chica en la fiesta.

To be very excited or animated about something.

She is very excited about the concert tonight.

Ella está muy calentada por el concierto de esta noche.